Despite the return of third-party sales of crude bauxite to the Asian market, total bauxite production remained below levels recorded last year. In June, total bauxite production fell by 4% to 846kt, marking a third consecutive month of decline for the year. On a positive note, the year-to-date results show production lagging just less than one per…
Total bauxite production continues to be impacted by the fallout in third-party sales of crude bauxite to the Asian market. In May, total bauxite production fell by 9% to 833kt, marking a second consecutive month of decline for the year. Crude bauxite output for the month was 263kt, a decline of 29% when compared with the corresponding…
In April, total bauxite production declined by 5% on a year-over-year basis to reach 754kt. This outturn was the result of a drop in crude volumes generated for the Asian market, as well as, production disruptions at two of the island’s refineries. Low third party sale of crude bauxite persisted in the month forcing another downturn in…
In March, total bauxite production declined by 13% on a year-over-year basis to reach 747kt. This outturn was the result of a fallout in crude volumes generated for the Asian market, as well as, production disruptions at two of the island’s refineries. Crude bauxite output declined by 40% from 298kt a year earlier to 179kt in March 2019.…
In February, total bauxite production increased by 1% on a year-over-year basis to reach 861 kt. This moderate outturn was attributed to production disruptions relating to boiler issues at two of the island’s refineries. Crude bauxite output amounted to 313 kt in February, equating to a 16% increase from the corresponding period last year. On a year-to-date basis,…
The BCDP Short Story The year was 1996, and the Government of Jamaica was moved to establish a fund for social investment in bauxite communities. By then, the island’s bauxite industry had developed significantly from the discovery of premium ore in 1938 and the subsequent start of commercial scale processing for export in 1952. All…